Commissioner Jay Monahan expresses gratitude towards Donald Trump for helping out in PGA Tour-PIF deal

Commissioner Jay Monahan once again thanked Donald Trump for intervening and helping them to try and close out the merger deal with the PIF.

Commissioner Jay Monahan expresses gratitude towards Donald Trump for helping out in PGA Tour-PIF deal

Jay Monahan and Donald Trump (Image via Imago)

The PGA Tour-PIF deal picked up some pace last month after the intervention of Donald Trump. Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan recently expressed his gratitude towards the US President for helping them out.

Monahan, along with Public Investment Fund (PIF) Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan, dropped a major bombshell in June 2023. The two of them would sit down together and inform about a merger deal between the tour and the PIF of Saudi Arabia.

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Since the announcement of the framework agreement in 2023, there has been no major progress in this deal. Last month, Monahan along with player directors Tiger Woods and Adam Scott met Trump at the White House in Washington to speak on this deal.

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Following his intervention, the talks have sped up a little bit. Speaking in an interview with Golfweek, Monahan has once again expressed his gratitude towards Trump.

Well, the President has a clear passion for the game and publicly stated that he wants golf to be reunified. He talked about the need to come under one tour with all the best players in the world playing on that one tour.

Jay Monahan said as per Golfweek

The top boss of the PGA Tour also pointed out Trump’s deal-making skills while answering why they asked for his help in closing out this deal.

Beyond being the leader of the free world, he understands deal making and he’s playing a very constructive role trying to help us get there. I’m grateful for him playing the role that he’s played. 

Jay Monahan added

Before his re-election as the President, Trump had claimed that he could wrap up the merger deal in 15 minutes. He has since even played a round with Tiger Woods and spoke with him. Recently, Trump also made some jokes on this talks and claimed they are more complicated than the Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

Despite a recent meeting not going so as well as many had hoped, Trump is confident that a deal between the two will be wrapped up soon.

PGA Tour could return to Donald Trump’s golf course in Miami as per Jay Monahan

While the golf merger saga rolls on, there is a chance for a huge return to take place. As per PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, the action of the tour could return to Donald Trump‘s Doral course in Miami, Florida.

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Jay Monahan and Donald Trump (Image via Imago)

The Trump National Doral Course in Miami currently serves as the host of LIV Golf Miami. This year it the event will once again return to this course on April 4, just a few days before the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National. In the interview with Golfweek, Monahan gave a short and simple answer on returning to this course in the future.

We’ve been at Doral in the past and we would love to return.

Jay Monahan said

As per reports, the Trump National Doral Miami previously hosted the WGC-Cadillac Championship. The last event of this tournament was played in 2016 at this venue. It now remains to be seen which PGA Tour event could return to this iconic course in the future.